21 August 2024 MRF-D 24.3: U.S. Marines, Sailors participate in Pacific Airshow Gold Coast U.S. Marines with Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 268 (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 24.3, participated in the Pacific Airshow Gold Coast, held along the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, Aug. 16-19...
29 August 2022 Deputy Commanders of USINDOPACOM and MARFORPAC Reinforce U.S-Australian Alliance DARWIN, Australia -- Lieutenant General Stephen Sklenka, Deputy Commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM), and Brigadier General Joseph Clearfield, Deputy Commander of Marine Corps Forces Pacific (MARFORPAC) visited the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) and the Australian 1st...
01 September 2022 MRF-D 22 Ground Combat Element Integrates into 1st Brigade to Enhance Combined Littoral Lethality DARWIN, Australia -- The Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) 22 ground combat element (GCE), led by 3d Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment (3/7), participated in exercise PREDATOR’S RUN, integrating into the Australian Defence Force’s (ADF) 1st Brigade to enhance combined and littoral capabilities in...
17 August 2022 Blue Diamond 6 Honors 1st Marine Division Roots with a Trip to Guadalcanal and Australia DARWIN, AUSTRALIA. -- Major General Benjamin Watson, Commanding General of the First Marine Division, visited the Marine Rotational Force-Darwin (MRF-D) following a trip to Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on August 10.“5th Marines and 3/7 are at the pointy end of the spear for us,” said General...
29 September 2023 Strength of the Combined Force: Australian, Filipino, U.S. Forces Coming Together to Demonstrate Readiness for Crisis and Contingency Response Marines and Sailors of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) joined members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Australian Defence Force (ADF) for Exercise Alon, part of Indo-Pacific Endeavour 2023...
28 March 2024 U.S. Marines, Sailors arrive in Darwin for 13th iteration of MRF-D A new group of Marines and Sailors arrived in the Northern Territory to begin the 13th annual iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin...
29 July 2023 Marine Infantry Packs a Logistics Punch on Australian Beach Several hundred U.S. Marine Corps infantrymen of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit landed yesterday on the beach at Midge Point in Queensland, Australia...
23 May 2023 U.S. Marines Arrive in Darwin for 12th Rotation DARWIN, Australia -- The arrival of the United States Marines for the 12th iteration of Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) marks a significant event for the Australia-U.S. Alliance.The annual rotation of a combat credible Marine Air Ground Task Force (MAGTF) to Darwin, Australia, is designed...
05 June 2023 Exercise Crocodile Response Concludes, Increasing Readiness in the Indo-Pacific DARWIN, NT, Australia -- Alongside Allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific region, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) stands ready to provide Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) to those in need. In a demonstration of combined readiness and interoperability, service members...
20 October 2021 U.S. Marines Depart Australia's Top End DARWIN, NT, Australia -- The 2021 Marine Rotational Force - Darwin has departed from the Northern Territory, bringing to a close the tenth rotation of U.S. Marines through Australia’s Top End.This year’s rotation coincided with the 70th anniversary of the Australia, New Zealand, and United States...